Francisco de Távora
Francisco de Távora | |
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Governor of Portuguese Angola | |
In office 1669–1676 | |
Monarch | Afonso VI of Portugal Pedro II of Portugal |
Preceded by | Governative Junta |
Succeeded by | Pires de Saldanha de Sousa e Meneses |
Governor and Viceroy of Portuguese India | |
In office 1681–1686 | |
Monarch | Afonso VI of Portugal Pedro II of Portugal |
Preceded by | António Brandão |
Succeeded by | Rodrigo da Costa |
Personal details | |
Born | 1646 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | 31 May 1710 Moura, Kingdom of Portugal | (aged 64)
Nationality | Portuguese |
Spouse(s) | Inês Catarina de Távora Isabel da Silva |
Children | Maria Inácia de Távora Bernardo António Filipe Neri de Távora António Luis de Távora |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Portugal |
Battles/wars | Portuguese Restoration War War of the Spanish Succession |
Francisco de Távora (1646–1710), designated 1st Count of Alvor, was a Portuguese noble of the second half of the 17th century and early 18th century. He was a military official, diplomat, and colonial governor, serving the Kingdom of Portugal during the reign of Afonso VI of Portugal, Pedro II of Portugal, and João V of Portugal. He was the third son of the 2nd Count of São João da Pesqueira, and his wife , daughter of the
Family[]
Born to António Luis de Távora, second count of São João da Pesqueira and D. Arcângela Maria de Portugal, he married Inês Catarina de Távora and had three children :
- Maria Inácia de Távora (1678)
- Bernardo António Filipe Neri de Távora, second count of Alvor (1681)
- António Luis de Távora (1689).
His second marriage was with D. Isabel da Silva.
- Governor of Portuguese Angola (1669–1676)
- Governor of Portuguese India (56th) (1681–1686)
- Vice-Roy of India (33rd) (1681–1686)
- Another Francisco de Távora commanded the Great King during the naval battle of Diu (1509).
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Categories:
- Governors of Portuguese Angola
- Viceroys of Portuguese India
- 1646 births
- 1710 deaths
- People from Lisbon
- Portuguese nobility
- 17th century in Angola
- 17th century in Portuguese India
- 17th-century Portuguese people
- 18th-century Portuguese people
- Portuguese people stubs